Thankful Hubbard has been awarded the page of the month for December 2006.Thankful Hubbard 2011-2012 Program Calendar
2010 – 2013 NATIONAL THEME:
“Preserve the Past, Enhance the Present,
Invest in the Future”
2009 – 2012 TEXAS THEME:
“Preserving the Past – Our Gift to the Future”
2009 – 2012 SCRIPTURE
"Keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life." - Proverbs 4:23
Chapter meetings are held on the second Tuesday of September, October, February, March, and May with luncheon meetings on the second Monday of November, January, and April at the Austin Womanâs Club, 708 San Antonio (parking and entrance at 708 Nueces). A December Tea is held at a member's home. Each regular meeting includes a devotional, DAR Ritual, and a National Defense Report.
Confirm your reservations for luncheons by sending checks to: Laurie Dodson, 8430 Antero Dr, Austin, TX 78759-8421. Make checks payable to Thankful Hubbard Chapter, NSDAR.
September 13, 2011, Tuesday: NSDAR/TSDAR
Executive Board, 9:00 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:00 a.m.
Program: "Overview: Daughters of the American Revolution"
Speaker: Martha Hartzog, TSDAR State Recording Secretary
Hostesses: Sherry Hill, Anne Shelton
September 17-23, 2011: Constitution Week
September 17, 2011, Saturday: Constitution
11:00 a.m.
DAR-SAR Joint Meeting and Constitution Week Luncheon
Program: "Constitution Week"
Speaker: Lynn Young, NSDAR Recording Secretary General
Hostesses: Capital Area Regents Council, NSDAR
Co-Hosts and Hostesses: Patrick Henry Chapter, SAR;
Nathaniel Maxwell Society, CAR
October 4, 2011, Tuesday: American Heritage
Executive Board, 9:00 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:00 a.m.
Program: "American Colony in Brazil after Civil War"
Speaker: Anne Keene, Descendant
Hostesses: Lori Sonnier, Eugenia Richards
November 14, 2011, Monday: National Defense
Executive Board, 9:30 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:30 a.m.
Luncheon, Noon
Program: "Pearl Harbor"
Speaker: Joe Cavanaugh, Director, National Museum of the Pacific War
Hostesses: Barbara Braden, Billie Allen
December 13, 2011, Tuesday: DAR Good Citizens
Holiday Tea for Members and Guests 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Special Event: DAR Good Citizen presented by Wanda Lemons
Hostesses: The Executive Board members
Facilitators: Mindy Beaty, Virginia Townsend, Theresa Nauschuetz, Beverly Thomas, Barbara Benson-Padgett, Christine Berkland
January 9, 2012, Monday: Business Meeting
Executive Board, 9:00 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:00 a.m.
Luncheon, Noon
Closed Meeting - Members Only
February 14, 2012, Tuesday: American Indians
Executive Board, 9:00 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:00 a.m
Program: "American Indian Rugs"
Speaker: Dr. Erika Bsumek, Professor of History, The University of Texas-Austin
Hostesses: Melinda Kilian, Martha Van Sickle
February 19, 2012, Saturday: Patriotic Education
George Washington Day Luncheon, 11:00 a.m.
SAR-DAR Joint Meeting/American History Month Luncheon
Program and Speaker: To be Announced
Hosts: Patrick Henry Chapter, SAR
Co-Hosts: Area Chapters NSDAR, Nathaniel Maxwell Society CAR
March 13, 2012, Tuesday: Genealogical Preservation
Executive Board, 9:00 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:00 a.m
Program: "Save Their Story"
Speaker: Aditi Worsester, Professional Video Biographer
Hostesses: Nelda Nardone, Linda Classen
April 9, 2012, Monday: Conservation
Executive Board, 9:30 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:30 a.m.
Luncheon: Noon
Program: "Conservation"
Speaker: George Bristol, Past President of Texas Coalition in Conservation; Winner Cornelius Pugsley Award for Conservation
Hostesses: Kay Gregory, Floylee Hemphill-Goldberger
May 1, 2012, Tuesday: Memorial Service
Executive Board, 9:00 a.m.
Chapter Meeting, 10:00 a.m
Program: Chapter Winners of DAR American History Essay Contest, Tacy Slade, Chair, American History
Installation of Officers: Pamela Wright, TSDAR State Vice Regent
Memorial Service – Aileen Cook Thompson, Chaplain
Hostesses: Tracy Blair-Nicolaou, Rebecca Kohout
May 17, 2012, Thursday: DAR Museum
Annual Luncheon: 11:00 a.m.
With Austin Woman’s Club Membership
Program: "White House China"
Speaker: Sarah Phillips, Docent, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
Hostesses: Members of the Austin Woman’s Club
May 28, 2012, Monday: Public Relations/Patriotism
10:00 a.m. Memorial Day Observance with Patrick Henry Chapter SAR
June 14, 2012: Flag Day
Remember to collect UPC codes and lids from Campbell products for the American Indian and the DAR Schools Committees, plus Boxtops for Education from General Mills and Kimberly Clark for the DAR Schools Committee. Bring veteran-patient gifts to the November and December meetings, along with special gifts for Project Patriot to all meetings.